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Song of Songs 1:1 a This is spoken in the persone of the Church, or the faithful soule, inflamed with the desire of Christ, whome she loueth.
Song of Songs 1:1 ! The familiar talke and mystical communication of the spiritual loue betwene Jesus Christ and his Church.
Song of Songs 1:2 b The feling of thy great benefites.
Song of Songs 1:2 c Thei that are pure in heart & conuersation.
Song of Songs 1:3 e Meaning, the secret joye that is not knowen to the worlde.
Song of Songs 1:3 d The faithful confesse that thei can not come to Christ except thei be drawen.
Song of Songs 1:4 g Kedar was Ishmaels sone, of whome came the Arabians that dwelt in tentes.
Song of Songs 1:4 f The Church confesseth her spots & sinne, but hathe confidence in the fauour of Christ.
Song of Songs 1:5 i Consider not the Church by the outward apearance.
Song of Songs 1:5 k The corruption of the nature through sinne, and afflictions.
Song of Songs 1:5 l Mine owne brethren, which shulde haue moste fauoured me.
Song of Songs 1:5 m She confesseth her owne negligence.
Song of Songs 1:6 n The spouse feling her faute, fleeth to her housband onely for succour.
Song of Songs 1:6 o Whome hast called to the dignitie of pastures, and thei set forthe their owne dreames in stead of thy doctrine.
Song of Songs 1:6 ! The domestical enemies that persecute the Church.
Song of Songs 1:7 p Christ speaketh to his Church, bidding them that are ignorant, to go to the pastors to learne.
Song of Songs 1:8 q For thy spiritual beautie and excellencie there was no worldelie treasure to be compared vnto thee.
Song of Songs 1:11 r The Church rejoyceth that she is admitted to the companie of Christ.
Song of Songs 1:12 s He shal be moste deare vnto me.
Song of Songs 1:14 t Christ accepteth his Churche and commendeth her beautie.
Song of Songs 1:15 u That is, the heart of the faithful where in Christ dwelleth by his Spirit.
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